The Chaotic Genesis of Planets


	The Chaotic Genesis of Planets
arifsali
5-12-2008 11:56 PM
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planets, science, solar system
arifsali says:
Long viewed as a stately procession to a foregone conclusion, planetary formation turns out to be startlingly chaotic
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5-13-2008 7:22 AM
skwirlinator
Is this one artist or many?
Nice artworks, You should add an art tag
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